Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of

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, northern

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Etymology

The name of the district comes from Khao Kho, a peak in the

Phetchabun Mountains The Phetchabun mountains ( th, ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, , ) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sa ...

, named either after ''

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'', a kind of palm tree, or after the Ceylon oak. Both species are known as ''kho'' ( th, ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area.

History

Khao Kho was established as a minor district (''

king amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counti ...

'') on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two ''tambons'' Thung Samo and Khaem Son from

Lom Sak district Lom Sak (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand. History The history of Lom Sak area dates back to the founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th century. The governor of ''Mueang'' Rat ...

. It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991. Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lom Kao, Lom Sak and Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province, Noen Maprang,

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and Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok province, and Dan Sai of Loei province. The

are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 72 villages ('' mubans''). There are no municipal areas (''

thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

s'') in the district. There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Population

At present, Khek Noi Sub-district is home to the largest

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community in Thailand.

References

External links

amphoe.com
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